The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
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Benefits of a Certified Local Government for locals
RBC | A major topic to be discussed at the upcoming Preservation Workshop, along with preservation benefits and incentives, will be how the community can maximize the benefits of and its ability to foster historic preservation, namely by becoming a Certified Local Government. Chief among the many benefits of[Read More…]
Special meeting for BOCC to discuss dispatch, broadband, solar project
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special, in-person only public comment period Tuesday before entering executive session. The executive session lists two separate subjects of discussion including “determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, and instructing negotiators regarding the Central Square Contract which pertains[Read More…]
Local wrestlers take to high country for training camp
MEEKER | At an elevation of more than 10,000 feet, 44 wrestlers and six coaches gathered at the second annual wrestling summit hosted by Athlos Life. Dr. Justin Grant compiled a program designed to build lifelong athletes by instilling a philosophy of positivity through mindset sessions and world renown inspirational[Read More…]
Meeker High School fall sports start soon
MEEKER | Fall sports are about to kick off for Meeker High School. Remember that in order to participate, which includes practice, you must have a completed sports physical and all paperwork turned into the office.. GOLF Begins: Cowboy golf is practicing at the golf course on Tuesdays at 5[Read More…]
Volleyball Team Camp …
The MHS varsity volleyball team hosted a team camp and were undefeated 8-0. BOBBY GUTIERREZ PHOTO
Sports physicals July 27 and Aug. 1
MEEKER | Any Meeker High School or Barone Middle School student who wishes to participate in athletics must have a completed physical. Pioneers Medical Center offers two free physical dates each year and for 2023 they are July 27 and Aug. 1. You must call and make an appointment for[Read More…]
How AI and ChatGPT work, Part 2
RBC | Last week I gave a quick overview of ChatGPT and what it can do. In this article I will explain its underlying computational circuitry and how it is trained. I will hack through some dense thickets, try to explain with familiar analogies. The details can be daunting. I[Read More…]
Days Gone By: July 20, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A typical “Wandering Willie” went through town Monday, walking in from Rifle and going north at a two-mile-an-hour aint. “Ragged Jack” wasn’t in it. Water Commissioner Moog reports less trouble with ranchmen as the summer advances. Not on account of rain, but because[Read More…]
Obituary: Kristina Dawn Nay Wright
Sept. 19, 1976 ~ July 12, 2023 Kristina Dawn Nay Wright fought the good fight and finished her race hearing, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” on July 12, 2023, at the age of 46. Kristina was born to George and Patricia Nay on Sept. 19, 1976, in Meeker, Colorado.[Read More…]
‘Perfect storm’ of conditions causes largest Mormon cricket hatch in recent memory
RBC | Rural living comes with the cost of dealing with Mother Nature, sometimes at her worst: high winds, big snows, drought, forest fires, flooding and on occasion, really ugly insects. And Mormon crickets are among the ugliest of them all. These creatures have been increasing in numbers over the[Read More…]
Debate over proposed solar farm continues
RBC | “I want to know if we are just going to have lip service to private property rights, or if we are going to support them,” said Kathleen Kelley, lifetime Meeker resident and landowner seeking board approval for what her family considers to be the most beneficial use of[Read More…]